Valkyrie

My hubby and I saw Valkyrie around Christmas time and it was much better than I excepted. I had trouble seeing Tom Cruise in this film, but he was able to pull off a pretty good job. This movie was one of the movies to be released this summer, but due to the writers strike and the controversy concerning Tom Cruise's Scientology beliefs, was delay until Christmas Day. He played Colonel Klaus von Stauffenberg, who created the last plan for the assassination attempt on Hitler. How things would have different if his plan had been successful. Hitler, being the coward that he was, committed suicide six months after the attempt rather than face allied troops for the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime. I only mention this movie because the history channel is showing a special on Valkyrie tonight. It is an excellent show as long as you have a strong stomach. The pictures are true depictions and are actual events that occurred in 1944 and 1945.